BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Gsxr 750 XK5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 750 XK5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.7% average, from 1,044 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 92.3%
2006
lowest-passing year · 81.1%
11.2pp
spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2007 (92.3% of 52 tests). Lowest: 2006 (81.1% of 397). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

79%87%95%2005: 86.4% pass (595 tests)2006: 81.1% pass (397 tests)2007: 92.3% pass (52 tests)200520062007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.7%)
2005 595 86.4% +1.7 pp
2006 397 81.1% -3.6 pp
2007 52 92.3% +7.6 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2008–2025
73%85%97%2008: 83.3% pass (36 tests)2009: 83.8% pass (80 tests)2010: 86.6% pass (82 tests)2011: 83.3% pass (90 tests)2012: 81.3% pass (75 tests)2013: 84.4% pass (77 tests)2014: 81.3% pass (75 tests)2015: 84.2% pass (76 tests)2016: 83.1% pass (71 tests)2017: 84.2% pass (57 tests)2018: 88.0% pass (50 tests)2019: 86.3% pass (51 tests)2020: 85.3% pass (34 tests)2021: 87.8% pass (41 tests)2022: 87.2% pass (47 tests)2023: 92.9% pass (42 tests)2025: 76.7% pass (30 tests)20082025

Questions

Which Gsxr 750 XK5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Gsxr 750 XK5 overall (84.7%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 81.1% from 397 tests.
Which Gsxr 750 XK5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 92.3% of 52 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 750 XK5 pass rate vary by year?
11.2 percentage points between the highest (2007, 92.3%) and lowest (2006, 81.1%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Suzuki Gsxr 750 XK5 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2572 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S